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Oregon Law's Class Inside A State Prison
In her “Mercy and the Rule of Law” course, Kristen Bell, Associate Professor and Faculty Director of the Public Service and Policy Program, leads a class comprised of law students and incarcerated students in examination and dialogue around the...

Oregon Division of Financial Regulation earns NAIC accreditation
Aug. 18, 2025 The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) recently received its five-year accreditation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The association announced the news at its summer conference in...

Oregon Division of Financial Regulation earns NAIC accreditation
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) recently received its five-year accreditation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The association announced the news at its summer conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...

Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries and Oregon Heritage Commission seek to fill vacancies
The Oregon Heritage Commission (OHC) and the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) seek volunteers to fill multiple positions. Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries The OCHC is seeking two new members, one for the position...

Oregon Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic offers career preparation for students while helping clients

Oregon Department of Emergency Management Hosts 364th Civil Affairs Brigade for ECC Tour
SALEM, Ore. — On Friday, July 11, 2025, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) welcomed members of the U.S. Army’s 364th Civil Affairs Brigade for a tour of the state’s Emergency Coordination Center (ECC). The visit provided an...

A Little Piece of Nature in Every Pot
Name: Owen Nichols Major: Business, Art Hometown: Portland, Oregon Business and the arts may be seen as two opposing fields, but that is not the case for junior Owen Nichols (’27). Nichols follows his academic passion through the former and his...

New Oregon Blue Book Story Map Features 50th Anniversary of Hells Canyon
The Hells Canyon Scenic Byway and Hells Canyon Recreation Area are the featured subjects of a new ArcGIS Story Map released today by the Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read. The story map is a complimentary publication to the color feature...

Consumer advocates helped Oregonians get more than $1.2 million in second quarter 2025
Aug. 12, 2025 Salem – From April through June, the consumer advocates in the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) recovered $1,234,499 that went directly back to Oregonians, bringing the year-to-date total to more than $3.7 million. DFR's...

Resolution Minerals Ltd (RML.AX) Drilling Commenced at Horse Heaven Project
Adelaide, Aug 19, 2025 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX:RML) (NC3:FRA) (RLMLF:OTCMKTS) is pleased to provide the following update on planned work in connection with the Horse Heaven Antimony-Tungsten-Gold Project located in...

AG Brown sues the Trump administration for imposing illegal conditions on funds used to support victims of crime
SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 19 states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration for attempting to block access to more than $1 billion that Congress intended to go to victims and survivors of crimes...

Innovative Concrete Solutions Launches New Website to Spotlight Craftsmanship and Fuel Local Growth From Eugene, Oregon
Innovative Concrete Solutions launches new website to showcase quality concrete work, expand visibility, and double its business in Lane County & Corvallis. EUGENE, OR, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Innovative Concrete...

Governor Kotek Announces Effects of Trump Budget Cuts to Oregon
Salem, OR –Governor Tina Kotek announced that the budget reconciliation bill backed by the Trump Administration and passed by Republicans in Congress is projected to cut $15 billion in federal funding from Oregon for health insurance coverage,...

Oregon Housing and Community Services and partners to help preserve more than 230 affordable homes for older adults at the Rose Schnitzer Tower in Portland
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is helping to preserve 233 much-needed affordable homes for older adults, the fastest-growing segment of Oregon’s homeless population. The agency awarded developers Guardian Real Estate Services and...

Oregon DEQ to suspend EV Standard Rebate as of Tuesday, Sept. 9
Today, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced it will suspend the Standard Rebate for new electric vehicles as of Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, due to high demand and limited funding. Those wishing to receive this specific rebate must...

Oregon Housing and Community Services invests $160 million in 740+ affordable homes across Oregon
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is investing $160 million to support the construction or preservation of 10 rental housing developments, delivering more than 740 affordable homes to communities statewide. These developments represent...

Oregon Center for the Book Selects Two Books for the 2025 Roadmap to Reading.
Leslie Barnard Booth’s One Day This Tree Will Fall and Elizabeth Mehren’s I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War were each selected to represent Oregon at the 2025 National Book Festival...

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield to Host Town Hall at Southern Oregon University in Ashland to Hear from those Impacted by Federal Actions
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield will host a public town hall Thursday, August 7th at 6pm at Southern Oregon University (SOU) as part of his statewide “Federal Oversight Town Hall” series. The event is the 6th in a series focused on hearing...

Oregon state agencies remind everyone to be informed and prepared
As Oregon heads into its peak wildfire months, August and September, Oregon’s public safety services and natural resource agencies want to remind Oregonians to practice wildfire prevention, prepare their home and a go-bag for evacuation and know...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 2025 Wildfire Smoke Trends Report Shows Longer Wildfire Seasons with More Days of Unhealthy Air Quality
Portland, Ore.— The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released the 2025 Wildfire Smoke Trends Report today, which gathers and examines data about how the 2024 wildfire season affected air quality across the state. Oregon’s wildfire season...